Schweinsteiger delayed by traffic jam and sprints to ARD World Cup studio

The drive apparently turned into a test of patience for the 41-year-old. "So was habe ich noch nie in meinem Leben erlebt," said Schweinsteiger. Sedlaczek also showed understanding for the difficult traffic conditions in the region and explained: "Foxborough ist ein kleiner Vorort von Boston. Das kann es auch schon ohne Stau mal eine Stunde aus der Bostoner Innenstadt dauern."

Sprint along the roadside

But the former football world champion had no intention of sitting in the car and waiting. A video played shortly afterwards proved the expert's full physical effort on the way to his workplace. Schweinsteiger sprinted past the waiting vehicles the last few meters to the stadium.

Once he arrived at the studio, the relief was great. Sedlaczek welcomed her colleague with a broad grin: "Du hast es geschafft! Du bist komplett durchgeschwitzt." Schweinsteiger took the exhausting situation with humor and immediately joked about his own condition in front of the cameras: "Die Hydration-Break macht auf jeden Fall Sinn."

Humor in front of the camera

At the end, he added with a view to his unplanned running effort on the street: "Also die Laufbereitschaft für ein Viertelfinale war auf jeden Fall da." He had also already apologized in the pre-recorded clip: "Liebe Esther, es tut mir leid. Es läuft nicht immer alles nach Plan."

Sedlaczek was delighted about her colleague's effort: "Aber Basti weiß, dass er hier gebraucht wird und zeigt deshalb vollen Einsatz." The ARD broadcast of the World Cup quarterfinal was able to start on time despite the unusual beginning.

Background: Foxborough and Boston

For Schweinsteiger, the encounter in Foxborough will remain in special memory anyway – not only because of the sporting events on the pitch, but also because of the involuntary sprint along the roadside.

At the stadium location itself, it was a quarterfinal match of the football World Championship that, according to the available information, was played in the Boston region. Details about the encounter itself, such as the teams involved, cannot be gleaned from the available facts.